Midwifery - Advanced Practice

Key programme benefits to future students

The programme aims to foster learning enabling practitioners to practice both autonomously and collaboratively in a defined area of advanced practice, meeting national health policy reform in addressing population healthcare needs.



The Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Practice (Midwifery) is a complementary addition to the MSc Advanced Practice (Midwifery), as part of in a national collaboration between 5 universities (UCD, UCC, University of Galway, TCD and UL) and a successful Health Service Executive (HSE) tender, delivered in partnership with the HSE. The Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Practice (Midwifery), meets the educational pathway as laid down by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), Department of Health and University of Limerick curriculum regulations.



Key Fact: The primary aim of this programme is to enable the graduate to develop personally and professionally, to become a competent practitioner at advanced practice level. The realisation of this goal is guided by three key dimensions, encompassed within the education philosophy of the curriculum, focusing on the student, the professional understanding of midwifery and emerging practice levels.

Autumn Modules

• Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance

• Advanced Practice Decision Making for Health Professionals

• Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum 1 (Midwifery)

• Advanced Practice Clinical Practicum 2 (Midwifery)

Have a minimum of an MSc degree in Nursing or Midwifery or equivalent.

Have a certificate in Nurse/Midwife Prescribing.

Hold active registration on the midwife division of the professional register maintained by the NMBI.

Provide evidence of support from an employer and completed Site Declaration Forms.

Provide nomination and confirmation of a clinical and professional mentor (completed Site Declaration Forms).



Must provide nomination and confirmation of a clinical supervisor (consultant or Advance Practice Nurse) (completed Site Declaration Forms in below section).



The Professional Mentor form should be filled out by an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) or higher.



The Clinical Mentor form should be filled out by a Consultant Doctor or Advanced Practice Nurse.



The Director of Nursing Support form should be filled out by the Director of Nursing (DON)



Applicants must comply with current minimum entry requirements for admission to the programme of education for nurse/midwife prescribing; the candidate must have three years’ recent post registration clinical experience in midwifery (this must be within the past five years) with the equivalent of one-year full-time experience in the specific area of practice.

1 year part-time, blended.

Autumn

Graduate careers

On completion, students will be eligible to apply for registration as an Advanced Midwife Practitioner (RAMP).